Supreme Court Judgments

2020

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Sainey Marong v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 133
Date of Judgment
24 November 2020
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Cletus Maanu Paul v Attorney-General
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[2020] NZSC 132
Date of Judgment
24 November 2020
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Kinara Trustee Ltd v Infinity Enterprises NZ Ltd
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[2020] NZSC 131
Date of Judgment
23 November 2020
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Georgina Rachelle v Air New Zealand Limited
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[2020] NZSC 130
Date of Judgment
20 November 2020
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Shjonen Benjamin Crump v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 129
Date of Judgment
20 November 2020
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Albert Karl Lenin Stretch v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 128
Date of Judgment
18 November 2020
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Brownie Joseph Harding v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 127
Date of Judgment
17 November 2020
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Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited v Ross
Case number
[2020] NZSC 126
Date of Judgment
17 November 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 196 KB)
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William Allan Berkland v R
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[2020] NZSC 125
Date of Judgment
17 November 2020
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Clarence John Faloon v The Planning Tribunal
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[2020] NZSC 124
Date of Judgment
16 November 2020
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David John Hampton v Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and Ors
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[2020] NZSC 123
Date of Judgment
13 November 2020
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IAG New Zealand Limited v Graeme John Moore
Case number
[2020] NZSC 122
Date of Judgment
13 November 2020
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Mathias Ortmann v United States of America
Case number
[2020] NZSC 120
Date of Judgment
04 November 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 202 KB)
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Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald v The Queen
Case number
[2020] NZSC 119
Date of Judgment
03 November 2020
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Bryce Brougham v Christine Anna Elizabeth Regan and Mark Jefferey Tuffin
Case number
[2020] NZSC 118
Date of Judgment
30 October 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 189 KB)
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Margaret Ann Wootton v Phillip Garry Wootton
Case number
[2020] NZSC 117
Date of Judgment
29 October 2020
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K v Z
Case number
[2020] NZSC 116
Date of Judgment
27 October 2020
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Savvy Vineyards 4334 Limited v Weta Estate Limited
Case number
[2020] NZSC 115
Date of Judgment
22 October 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 191 KB)
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Jeremy James McGuire v New Zealand Law Society
Case number
[2020] NZSC 114
Date of Judgment
20 October 2020
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Brooke Christie Rolleston v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 113
Date of Judgment
19 October 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 190 KB)
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David Simon Barton v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 112
Date of Judgment
16 October 2020
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Ross Easton Barber v New Zealand Police
Case number
[2020] NZSC 111
Date of Judgment
15 October 2020
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International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd v S C Johnson & Sons Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 110
Date of Judgment
15 October 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 261 KB)
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Leslie McGeachin v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 109
Date of Judgment
12 October 2020
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Donna Mary Newlands v Nelson City Council
Case number
[2020] NZSC 108
Date of Judgment
08 October 2020
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Asher Pradeepkumar Ratnam v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 107
Date of Judgment
07 October 2020
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Ernest Smith v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 106
Date of Judgment
07 October 2020
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Robert Frank Terry v New Zealand Police
Case number
[2020] NZSC 105
Date of Judgment
02 October 2020
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Tiare Waaka-Timoti v New Zealand Police
Case number
[2020] NZSC 104
Date of Judgment
01 October 2020
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Tyrone Wayne Underhill v Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 103
Date of Judgment
30 September 2020
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Commissioner of Inland Revenue v The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Trust Board
Case number
[2020] NZSC 102
Date of Judgment
30 September 2020
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Franchesca Kororia Borell v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 101
Date of Judgment
25 September 2020
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Vivien Judith Madsen-Ries and Henry David Levin as Liquidators of Debut Homes Limited (in liquidation) v Leonard Wayne Cooper
Case number
[2020] NZSC 100
Date of Judgment
24 September 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 74 KB)
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Epsom Woods Ltd v Waitakere Farms Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 99
Date of Judgment
23 September 2020
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Glenn William Schaeffer v James Joseph Murren
Case number
[2020] NZSC 98
Date of Judgment
22 September 2020
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Stephen James Henare v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 96
Date of Judgment
16 September 2020
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Leslie McGeachin v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 95
Date of Judgment
14 September 2020
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David Noel Roigard v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 94
Date of Judgment
14 September 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 76 KB)
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Shay O’Carroll v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 92
Date of Judgment
14 September 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 153 KB)
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Jason David Signal v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 90
Date of Judgment
09 September 2020
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Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 89
Date of Judgment
01 September 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 66 KB)
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Fredrick Hill v Maori Trustee
Case number
[2020] NZSC 88
Date of Judgment
01 September 2020
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David Simon Barton v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 87
Date of Judgment
31 August 2020
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Nathan Richard Crook v The Queen
Case number
[2020] NZSC 86
Date of Judgment
28 August 2020
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David Simon Barton v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 84
Date of Judgment
21 August 2020
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Pauline Janice Harrison v Adrienne Harrison And Anor
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[2020] NZSC 85
Date of Judgment
20 August 2020
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New Zealand Law Society v John Llewellyn Stanley
Case number
[2020] NZSC 83
Date of Judgment
17 August 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 132 KB)
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H (SC 43/2020) v New Zealand Police
Case number
[2020] NZSC 82
Date of Judgment
13 August 2020
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Peter William Mawhinney v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Case number
[2020] NZSC 81
Date of Judgment
11 August 2020
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Donna Mary Newlands v Nelson City Council
Case number
[2020] NZSC 80
Date of Judgment
10 August 2020
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Long Capital Holdings NZ Ltd v Jacks Point Village Holdings No 2 Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 78
Date of Judgment
06 August 2020
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C (SC 17/2020) v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 77
Date of Judgment
06 August 2020
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Gary Donald Mills v The Queen
Case number
[2020] NZSC 76
Date of Judgment
31 July 2020
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Mikaere Oketopa v R
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[2020] NZSC 75
Date of Judgment
31 July 2020
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Dermot Gregory Nottingham v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 74
Date of Judgment
31 July 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 126 KB)
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Bathurst Resources Ltd And Anor v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 73
Date of Judgment
27 July 2020
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Yingqiu Zhang v Westpac New Zealand Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 72
Date of Judgment
27 July 2020
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ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd v Bushline Trustees Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 71
Date of Judgment
24 July 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 135 KB)
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Georgina Rachelle v Tim Cadogan
Case number
[2020] NZSC 70
Date of Judgment
24 July 2020
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John Frederick Ericson v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
[2020] NZSC 69
Date of Judgment
23 July 2020
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Strathboss Kiwfruit Ltd v Attorney-General
Case number
[2020] NZSC 68
Date of Judgment
22 July 2020
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Trans-Tasman Resources Limited v Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board
Case number
[2020] NZSC 67
Date of Judgment
17 July 2020
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Rangitira Developments Limited v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated
Case number
[2020] NZSC 66
Date of Judgment
15 July 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 125 KB)
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Peter Brent Home Hubbard and Harely Haynes v Kiwirail Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 65
Date of Judgment
14 July 2020
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Taite Hemi Kupa v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 64
Date of Judgment
10 July 2020
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Cecilia Victoria Uhrle v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 62
Date of Judgment
09 July 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 166 KB)
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Rosalie May Yozin v New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Ltd
Case number
[2020] NZSC 63
Date of Judgment
08 July 2020
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The Kiwi Party Incorporated v Attorney-General
Case number
[2020] NZSC 61
Date of Judgment
06 July 2020
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Peniamina Ieremia v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 60
Date of Judgment
03 July 2020
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Darrell Edward James Dunn v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 58
Date of Judgment
22 June 2020
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Michael Main v New Zealand Police
Case number
[2020] NZSC 55
Date of Judgment
12 June 2020
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Gavin John Hurlimann v Beverley Anne Noland
Case number
[2020] NZSC 54
Date of Judgment
09 June 2020
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127 Hobson Street Limited v Honey Bees Preschool Limited
Case number
[2020] NZSC 53
Date of Judgment
05 June 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 205 KB)
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B (SC 18/2020) v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 52
Date of Judgment
05 June 2020
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P (SC 120/2019) v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Case number
[2020] NZSC 50
Date of Judgment
20 May 2020
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R (SC 7/2020) v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 51
Date of Judgment
19 May 2020
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Leslie Norman Austin v Roche Products (New Zealand) Limited
Case number
[2020] NZSC 49
Date of Judgment
19 May 2020
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Edward Rawiri Herbert v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 48
Date of Judgment
18 May 2020
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TUV v Chief of New Zealand Defence Force
Case number
[2020] NZSC 47
Date of Judgment
15 May 2020
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David William Phillips v Ngati Tama Custodian Trustee Limited
Case number
[2020] NZSC 46
Date of Judgment
12 May 2020
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Te Iwi Ngaro Rameka v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 44
Date of Judgment
11 May 2020
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Simpson v Hamilton
Case number
[2020] NZSC 42
Date of Judgment
04 May 2020
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Dennis Haunui v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 41
Date of Judgment
30 April 2020
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I (SC 10/2020) v R
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[2020] NZSC 40
Date of Judgment
29 April 2020
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Dermot Gregory Nottingham v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 39
Date of Judgment
24 April 2020
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Port Otago Limited v Environmental Defence Society Incorporated
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[2020] NZSC 38
Date of Judgment
22 April 2020
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Linda Pond v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 37
Date of Judgment
20 April 2020
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Dermot Gregory Nottingham v Maltese Cat Limited
Case number
[2020] NZSC 36
Date of Judgment
17 April 2020
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Christopher Lorraine Pickering v Detection Services Pty Limited
Case number
[2020] NZSC 35
Date of Judgment
17 April 2020
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John Kenneth Slavich v The Queen
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[2020] NZSC 34
Date of Judgment
16 April 2020
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Seetha Rama Rao Salvaji v The Queen
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[2020] NZSC 33
Date of Judgment
15 April 2020
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Ashor Christian Gorgus v R
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[2020] NZSC 32
Date of Judgment
09 April 2020
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Nicholas Paul Alfred Reekie v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
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[2020] NZSC 31
Date of Judgment
09 April 2020
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DAVID SIMON BARTON v R [2020] NZSC 30 [7 April 2020]
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[2020] NZSC 30
Date of Judgment
07 April 2020
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Nicholas Paul Alfred Reekie v Attorney-General
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[2020] NZSC 29
Date of Judgment
06 April 2020
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John Kenneth Slavich v Attorney-General
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[2020] NZSC 28
Date of Judgment
03 April 2020
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Kruti Patel v Minister of Immigration
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[2020] NZSC 27
Date of Judgment
02 April 2020
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Lodge Real Estate Limited v Commerce Commission
Case number
[2020] NZSC 25
Date of Judgment
02 April 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 68 KB)
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Yingqiu Zhang v Westpac New Zealand Limited
Case number
[2020] NZSC 26
Date of Judgment
31 March 2020
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David Simon Barton v The Queen
Case number
[2020] NZSC 24
Date of Judgment
25 March 2020
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Dermot Gregory Nottingham v R
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[2020] NZSC 23
Date of Judgment
20 March 2020
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P (SC 120/2019) v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
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[2020] NZSC 22
Date of Judgment
18 March 2020
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Y&P NZ Limited v Yang Wang and Chen Zhang
Case number
[2020] NZSC 21
Date of Judgment
18 March 2020
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Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited v Brendan Miles Ross and Colleen Anne Ross
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[2020] NZSC 20
Date of Judgment
16 March 2020
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Silapea Momoisea v The Queen
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[2020] NZSC 19
Date of Judgment
13 March 2020
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Minister of Justice v Kyung Yup Kim
Case number
[2020] NZSC 18
Date of Judgment
12 March 2020
Media Release
Media Release (PDF, 67 KB)
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Benjamin Morland Easton v Attorney-General
Case number
[2020] NZSC 17
Date of Judgment
06 March 2020
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Shay O’Carroll v R
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[2020] NZSC 15
Date of Judgment
05 March 2020
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Lambie Trustee Limited v Prudence Anne Addleman
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[2020] NZSC 14
Date of Judgment
04 March 2020
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Robert Matti Neho v R
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[2020] NZSC 13
Date of Judgment
04 March 2020
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Siddharth Sharma v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 12
Date of Judgment
20 February 2020
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Robert Matthew Urlich v Attorney General
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[2020] NZSC 11
Date of Judgment
20 February 2020
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Shane Kari Henry v The Queen
Case number
[2020] NZSC 10
Date of Judgment
19 February 2020
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Brent Gaythorne Gebbie v R
Case number
[2020] NZSC 9
Date of Judgment
19 February 2020
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Richard Bruce Rogan and Anor v Kaipara District Council and Anor
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[2020] NZSC 8
Date of Judgment
19 February 2020
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David Edward Thomas v Ian Allen Thompson
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[2020] NZSC 7
Date of Judgment
19 February 2020
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Peter Daniel Staite & Ors v Andrew Marutuehu Kusabs & Ors
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[2020] NZSC 6
Date of Judgment
18 February 2020
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Richard Lincoln v New Zealand Law Society
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[2020] NZSC 4
Date of Judgment
14 February 2020
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Quentin Dylan Woods v New Zealand Police
Case number
[2020] NZSC 3
Date of Judgment
13 February 2020
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The Kiwi Party Incorporated v Attorney-General
Case number
[2020] NZSC 2
Date of Judgment
11 February 2020
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Kim Dotcom v Her Majesty’s Attorney-General on behalf of the Government Communications Security Bureau
Case number
[2020] NZSC 1
Date of Judgment
03 February 2020